Buku ini membahas keterlibatan dan peran Australia dalam masa perjuangan kemerdekaan Indonesia. Ditulis oleh Martin O’Hare dan Anthony Reid, karya ini menguraikan hubungan diplomatik, sikap politik, serta reaksi masyarakat Australia terhadap perkembangan nasionalisme Indonesia pada periode 1945–1949. Melalui telaah arsip, dokumen sejarah, dan analisis akademik, buku ini menggambarkan dinami…
This book is a collection of essays examining the impact of industrialization on social change in South Africa between 1870 and 1930. Edited by Shula Marks and Richard Rathbone, it examines the formation of African social classes, cultural developments, and changes in social consciousness resulting from modernization and capitalism. It highlights how economic and political dynamics shaped socia…
This book is a collection of essays examining the direction of South African political development at the end of the apartheid era. Edited by Bernard Magubane and Ibbo Mandaza, it compiles analyses by political scientists on the social, economic, racial, and political conditions that influenced the country's future. It also evaluates the dynamics of popular resistance, state policies, and the p…
Joseph Hanlon's Mozambique: The Revolution Under Fire is an in-depth analysis of Mozambique's political, social, and economic dynamics after independence from Portugal in 1975. Hanlon explores how the FRELIMO government attempted to build a socialist state amidst the formidable challenges of sabotage warfare, external intervention, and the foreign-backed RENAMO guerrilla conflict. Through field…
This book is a scholarly study of the dynamics of social and political conflict in South Africa during the apartheid era. Pierre L. van den Berghe analyzes the historical factors, social structures, racial relations, and political tensions that shaped the conflict in the country. Using a sociological approach, the book explains the roots of division, the apartheid policy, and its impact on Sout…
Mary Benson's The African Patriots is a comprehensive history of the African National Congress (ANC), the oldest and most influential political organization in South Africa's liberation struggle. It explores the ANC's development since the early 20th century, its strategies for fighting colonialism and apartheid, and the roles of key figures in shaping the South African nationalist movement. Th…
Mary Benson's Nelson Mandela is a concise biography that chronicles Mandela's life from his childhood in the Transkei to his involvement in the struggle against apartheid. Written as part of the Panaf Great Lives series, it provides a clear overview of Mandela's family background, education, political activities, and pivotal role in the African National Congress (ANC). Coupled with the socio-po…
No Easy Walk to Freedom is a collection of articles, speeches, and official statements by Nelson Mandela during his struggle against apartheid. It contains key texts reflecting Mandela's political thought, including his historic inquiry speech, his defense at the Rivonia trial, and a socio-political analysis of South Africa under apartheid. With a new foreword by Ruth First, the book provides a…
Le Togo provides a concise, authoritative overview of the Republic of Togo within the well-known French series Que sais-je?. Written by historian and colonial administrator Robert Cornevin, the book presents an introduction to Togo’s geography, ethnic composition, traditional societies, and pre-colonial history, followed by an analysis of German and French colonial rule. The updated 1973 edit…
The World That Made Mandela is a visual and historical documentation of the significant places that shaped Nelson Mandela's life. Written by historian Luli Callinicos, the book presents a "heritage trail" that traces the social, cultural, and political environments that influenced Mandela from childhood through the anti-apartheid struggle. Through photographs, maps, and historical narratives, t…